Rack



March 17. 1925. I 1,529,660

J. MAURER RACK Filed April 20. 1925 il "llllll i Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

RUTH J. MAEFREB, or LA enossn, wrsoqsinl I max;

agi a e ma e Be'it known that 1; Burn J. Miami,,iaf citizen of theUnited States, residing atlZa' l 0 all, 107mm 2t may concern:

crossgintheco inty of La Crosse and State of Wisconsin, have 'il'iventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Racks, of which the following isa full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. v

My invention relates to racks, and has for its object the provision of adevice of this character which isof particular use to hold such articlesas dominoes, rectangular tiles having characters thereon for playinggames such as Mah jongg, or any similar devices, in front of an observerso that they may be held in a suitable position toexpose their faceswithout danger of their falling or any other indicia elements whichmight q signify money or values.

In thespecification and the claims I will. use the word counters toexpress such elements, which might also be actual money, and will usethe word tiles to express elements of the general nature hereinbeforereferred to.

I will explain one form which my invention may take more in detail byreferring to the accompanying drawings, which show a device of thischaracter that is of more particular use in connection with the Mah jongg, in which Fig. 1 is a top or plan view of a rack constructed inaccordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof looking in the direction of the arrow 2 ofFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end view thereof looking in the direction of the arrows 3of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View along line 4 -4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a counter that may be employed; and

Fig. 6 is a'perspective view of a tile.

My improved rack is preferably a unitary structure having a bottom wall10, rear wall 11, front wall 12 and end walls 13-and 14. Forwardly ofthe rear wall 11, I provide a game step or shelf 15, which incombination with the rear wall 11, forms a support for the reception ofthe tiles- 16. These tiles are placed end to end before the player, sothat the player has them all in view. The shelf 15, together with therear wall 11, furnishes s?- s aa e ta e.

eu ahli riie to.meie nt em iliitheiisi '1 e ree t ret r m nt 11$ i@1ai"aa 1: w ea erhat-t t Qthe'r laten f rwardl i f" br acl :e't"1'5 ,there'is provided a trough. 16 within which the counters 17, or-other indiciaof value, may be placed. ,The rear wall 11 also has-a slot 18 .intowhich a 1 suitable card may be placed, which in the case of the gameMali jongg,- 1s preferably labeled with the name of'Ithe person whomight be in the position of the banker, and

who is generally designated as theeast'wind. i

The outer e'dgeof the rear 'wall 11 is preferably vertical and theend'wall 14 has an extension 19 so that the tiles may be laid face downone on top of the other baek-" .wardly oft-he device, as shown in partby the dotted llnes in Fig. 1. There are usually two rows of tiles,these tiles being the reservoir from WlllClIfidditlOIlEtl ones arepresently drawn, one by one, during the."

progress of the game.

From what has thus been described, the

nature of my invention will'be. readily clear and what I claim as new;and desire t secure by Letters Patent is;' 1

1. A unitary device of the characterdescribed oomprising'a rack adapted,to'receive tiles, in adjoining relationship, and

a trough longitudinally" of said rack depressed below said rack,theforward wall of said trough extending only slightly above thebottomof said rack, whereby when said 1 device is placed in front of a playerthe tiles are held in position so thattheir faces may all be visible. Ij

2. A unitary device of the character described comprising a rackadapted'to receive tiles, in adjoining relationship, a troughlongitudinally of saidrack depressed below said rack, the forwardwall-of said trough extending only slightly above the bottomof saidrack, whereby when said device is placed in front of aplayer the tilesare held in position so that their facesmay all be.

visible, and a projection extendingback.-

wardly of said rack to serve'in aligning row back tiles that may be.gathered in a wardly of said device.

A unitary device ofthe scribed comprising a rack adapted to receivetiles, in adjoining relationship, and;

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a trough longitudinally of said rackcharacter "depressed below saidrack,the forward wall of said trough extending only slightly above v thebottom of said rack, whereby When said device'is placed in front of aplayer the tiles are held in position so that their faces may all bevisible, said rack having a rear wall provided With a slot adapted toreceive an indication'card. v

4. A unitary device of the character described comprising a rack adaptedto receive tiles, in adjoinlng relationship, a

trough longitudinally of said rack depressed below said rack, theforward Wall of'said trough extending only slightly above thebottom ofsaid rack, whereby when said device is placed in front of a player thetiles are held in position so that their faces may all be visible, and aprojection extending backwardly of said rack at one end thereof to servein aligning tiles that may be gathered in a roW backwardly of saiddevice, said rack having a rear Wall provided With a slot adapted toreceive an indication card.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 11th day of AprilA.

RUTH J. MAURER;

